Nutmeg books

Voting for the 2009 Teen Nutmeg Book Award will take place in January. This holiday vacation is a great time to read one or more of the Nutmeg nominees before voting takes place. elsewhere is one of the nominees. It is written by Gabrielle Zevin and describes an interesting afterlife where people and animals age backwards until they are reborn again. Take a look at all the Nutmeg nominees at http://www.ewml.org/teennutmeg.htm. If you"ve read elsewhere or any of the other Nutmeg nominees tell us what you thought of it. Look for voting ballots at the library sometime in January

Gift Ideas for the Holidays

Teen Librarians from libraries across Connecticut have put together a list of the best books to give teens as a holiday gift. The most popular choice was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, a Connecticut author who also wrote Gregor the Overlander and its sequels. The Hunger Games is set in a futuristic society where teens are pitted against each other in a game of survival on a reality television show. Let us know if you've read this book or have any suggestions for books which would make a great gift. Here is the list compiled by some of Connecticut's Teen Librarians.